One of the most active researchers in ISTDP therapy is Dr. Allan Abbass, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology and affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada. With over 250 scientific publications to his name, and 300 live invitation-only presentations around the world. ISTDP shows impressive results in a wide spectrum of psychological complaints such as certain medically unexplained complaints, tics, and conversion disorders.Pu
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ISTDP in therapy resistant depression "I
n the study of treatment resistant depression below, ISTDP achieved the highest remission rate of any published outcome study for this complex sample" :
http://reachingthroughresistance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Update-5-Refractory-cases.pdf
Some interesting other publications
The Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
The effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in depression: a meta-analysis
Evidence for Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Depression
Re: Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapies for Chronic Pain
Direct Diagnosis and Management of Emotional Factors in Chronic Headache Patients
Somatization: Diagnosing it sooner through emotion-focused interviewing